He's the Canberra Raiders' Mr Fix It, who only needs to play wing, fullback and hooker to give him an NRL full house. While his favoured position is in the second row, the Green Machine co-captain could be shifting to lock for the 2022 season. It's a position he's played before to great effect - towards the end of the 2017 campaign - and one he could return to given the raft of versatile forwards Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has in his pack. Hudson Young's emerged as an NRL second-rower, while Corey Harawira-Naera and recruit Adam Elliott can both also play there - with all three also capable of forming part of the middle rotation. It opens the door for Whitehead to switch into the middle as a ball-playing lock - a role that's become commonplace in the NRL again.
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Topic: Whitehead's potential new role in the Raiders pack
